BookWars
“The Word is on the Street”
The gritty world of New York City street booksellers is exposed in a remarkable story that chronicles their lives and loves and their unique perspectives on life. Made on location at the sidewalk book tables of New York by a fellow street bookseller, 'BookWars' explores the other side of the book tables along the streets of the Village, on the Lower East Side, along 6th avenue, and elsewhere in New York City. See the Mayor, the University and the NYPD try to shut them down!
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Cast
19 people
Peter Whitney
Self - Street Bookseller
Alan Fulford
Rick Sherman
Self - Street Bookseller
James Montoya
Ron Harris
Self - Street Bookseller
Marvin Brooks
Street bookseller, Angel, Recovering alcoholic
John Montoya
Jason Rosette
Self - Street Bookseller
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Jason Rosette Director
Worldwide gross $250K · Budget $55K · United States release June 9, 2000
Box office
Budget
$55,000
Worldwide gross
$250,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Camerado Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 11, 2000
Premiere · New York Underground Film Festival
United States · June 9, 2000
Limited theatrical · NYC - Cinema Village
United States · July 15, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
June 30, 2000 · TV
November 24, 2019 · Limited theatrical · MoMA
France
September 15, 2000 · TV
Germany
September 15, 2000 · TV
Japan
June 25, 2000 · TV
Sweden
October 1, 2002 · TV
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